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COUNTDOWN TO NOVEMBER 3, 2026 MID-TERM ELECTIONS

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We have several Ohio elected officials coming up for re-election in the 2026 mid-terms. Take a look at Elected Officials.

What’s Up Ohio – Ohio Capital Journal

Ohio bill would overturn conversion therapy bans, limit LGBTQ+ support in schools February 12, 2026
Ohio Republican lawmakers have introduced legislation that would punish state agencies and local governments for being too supportive of LGBTQ+ youth. The bill sponsors argue that municipalities are too hard on those who don’t accept transgender and nonbinary identities. Among a slew of provisions, conversion therapy would be reinstated where it has been banned, teachers […]
Ohio Democratic governor candidate Amy Acton makes pitch for addressing health care costs February 12, 2026
Ohio Democratic candidate for governor Dr. Amy Acton said Tuesday that she’ll bring a whole-of-government approach to dealing with rising health care costs if she’s elected. She also took Republican frontrunner Vivek Ramaswamy to task over past comments about health care programs. The physician and former state health department director said “everywhere I go, people […]
Ohio Republicans introduce bill to ban NIL deals for high school and middle school athletes February 12, 2026
Ohio Republicans want to ban high school and middle school athletes from making name, image, or likeness deals. State Reps. Adam Miller, R-New Richmond, and Mike Odioso, R-Green Twp., recently introduced Ohio House Bill 661. “The purpose in Ohio high school sports should be about a learning experience that is an extension of the classroom,” […]
Ohio Republican threatens public school funding for local districts that stand up for themselves February 12, 2026
Ohio spent more than a billion dollars on private school vouchers for the 2025 fiscal year, the second full year with universal (EdChoice) school vouchers — higher than the estimated cost that the nonpartisan Ohio Legislative Service Commission predicted about school voucher programs in the Buckeye State. According to Ohio Department of Education and Workforce (ODEW) […]
Ohioans for Cannabis Choice begins collecting signatures for referendum before March 19 deadline February 11, 2026
Ohioans for Cannabis Choice are starting to collect signatures to get a referendum on the ballot to block a new law that will change the state’s voter-passed recreational marijuana law and ban intoxicating hemp products. But they are up against a March 19 deadline. They need more than 248,000 signatures to get on the Nov. […]
Campaign to end Ohio property taxes brushes off funding concerns as DeWine warns of 20% sales tax February 11, 2026
As Gov. Mike DeWine warns that Ohio’s sales tax would need to go up to 20% if a proposal to abolish property taxes passes this November, campaign organizers to abolish property taxes in Ohio argue that it isn’t their problem. Rising property taxes have reached a breaking point for many Ohioans. “The ever-increasing property taxes […]

What’s Up In American Politics? – DemocracyNow

"Devastating": Trump EPA to Scrap Landmark Climate Finding in Pro-Fossil Fuel Deregulatory Push February 11, 2026
In a victory for the fossil fuel industry, a set of Obama-era rules that required the federal government to regulate the emissions of six greenhouse gases is being reversed by the Trump administration. The changes would undo the legal basis of the fight against global warming, as well as remove industrial reporting obligations and roll […]
Impeach the President: Rep. Al Green Denounces Trump's Racist Obama Video & Attacks on Black History February 11, 2026
We continue our conversation with Texas Congressmember Al Green as he plans to reintroduce impeachment proceedings against President Trump over “infusing his hate into policy.” Green currently represents Texas’s 9th Congressional District, which was recently redistricted by the Texas state Legislature in favor of Republican voters. He says his seat, which he has held for […]
"De Facto Dictatorship": Democrats Confront ICE, CBP Officials on Brutal Tactics February 11, 2026
House Democrats grilled the heads of ICE, CBP and USCIS at a hearing Tuesday over their role in the Trump administration’s brutal campaign to carry out mass deportations. “These three directors are responsible for what we are seeing around the country, whether it’s in detention, whether it’s in the streets or even in the courts,” […]
Headlines for February 11, 2026 February 11, 2026
Democratic Lawmakers Grill the Heads of ICE, CBP and USCIS on Trump’s Mass Deportation Campaign, Immigrant Family Files a Lawsuit Claiming Their Toddler Was Returned to an ICE Jail Amid a Measles Outbreak, ACLU Files Lawsuit Against Law Enforcement for Mass Immigration Raid in Idaho, Democratic Congressmember Khanna Accuses the DOJ of Improperly Redacting Names […]
"I Have Never Felt So Much Fear": Immigrant Children Speak Out on Life Inside ICE Jail in Dilley, TX February 10, 2026
A new ProPublica investigation reveals new details about a sprawling ICE detention complex where families describe horrific conditions inside, such as being served contaminated food, with children and parents at times finding worms in their meals. Lights are reportedly left on for 24 hours a day. South Texas Family Residential Center, in the town of […]
Rep. Joaquin Castro Slams ICE "Prison" Where Children as Young as 2 Months Old Are Held February 10, 2026
Senate Democrats have reportedly begun tentative negotiations with the White House just days before funding for the Homeland Security Department is set to expire at midnight on Friday, threatening another partial government shutdown. Joaquin Castro, a Democratic congressmember from Texas, visited the family immigration detention center in Dilley where 5-year-old Liam Ramos was held. Kids […]

Call your representatives today to voice your concerns.

US House of Representatives: Jim Jordan

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US Senator: Bernie Moreno

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US Senator: Jon Husted

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Governor Mike DeWine

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